Watchcase construction



Dec. 2z, 1925. Y 1,566,976

D. SCHMIDT WATCHCASE CONSTRUCTION Filed July 23, 1925 wnNESSESI l 6 BYJ/@M/ ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

UNITED stares DAVID SCHMIDT. OF NEVI YORK, N. Y.

WATCHCASE CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed July 23, 1925. Serial No. 45,648.

To all whom t may 'conce/Mt.'

Be it known that I, DAVID Fcirrrin'r, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in thecounty of Bronx and State of New York, United States of America, haveinvented a new and Improved Watchcase Construction, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to the class of jewelry, and more particularlyrefers to gem settings.

An object of the present invention is the production of an article ofjewelry such as a watch case characterized by the use of diversconstituents to produce an artistic or harmonious eflect; thearrangement and construction of the constituents being such as to amountto a diversified setting in which the dial of a watch movement may bedisplayed.

-With the foregoing object. in view the invention resides in theparticular provision, construction and functions of the parts hereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a face view of a watch embodying the presentinvention.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view through the watch casewith the watch movement removed.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the watch case with the case sectionsin an open relationship and showing the interior of the ornamentalsetting.

The invention in the present application is incorporated in a watch caseconstruction, and the novel features are embodied by one of the casingsections. On reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing it will beapparent that the cover section 10 of the watch case C is provided witha mount 11 of ornamental design and upon which gems are set. The saidmount 11 is attached in any suitable manner to the sides and ends of thesection 10. In order to effect the attachment of an ornamental elementto contrast with the mount 11 and the gems carried thereby, and toprovide a closure which ts within the sides and ends of the section 10with a sight opening for the display of the dial, such as the dial 12 ofa watch movement, there is provided an ornamental element 13 having anopening 14 therein, and a hollow member 15 which is formed on orotherwise attached to the mount 11 to register with an opening 16 insaid mount. The ornamental element 13, in the present instance, is inthe nature of an onyx, black in color. The hollow member 15 fits intothe opening 14. The inner end of the hollow member 15 is turned over asat 17 by the use of a suitable tool to provide a fiange for holding theelement 13 in place. It is to be noted that no other means is providedfor holding the element in place beside the flange 17. This is deemed tobe a novel construction inasmuch as a sight opening is provided throughwhich the dial of a watch movement arranged in the case section 18 maybe made visible.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that a diversified unity isobtained in a watch case construction, that an artistic effect isobtained, and that the diversified unity has utility.

It is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to theprecise arrangement of parts shown and described as details ofconstruction may be modified and rearranged without departing from thespirit of the invention, the scope of which is limited only by theappended claims. For instance, instead of using a single ornamentalelement two or more ornamental elements may be utilized, and instead ofthe single flange 17 two or more lugs or prongs may be utilized forholding the plurality of ornamental elements.

I claim:

1. An article of jewelry characterized by the use of an ornamentalelement surrounded by portions of the article and having an openingtherein, a mounting, and means formed about an opening in said mountingextending through the opening in said ornamental element and having aportion which cooperates with other portions of the mounting to hold theornamental element in place.

2. In an article of the class described, a case section, an ornamentalelement within the 'case section, a top. mount, said ornamental elementhaving an opening therein, the top mount being attached to said casesection, said top mount having an opening therein which coincides withthe opening in said ornamental element, and means for supporting theornamental element from the top mount.

3. In an article of the class described, a case section, a memberattached to the case section, and a gem Within the case section beneathsaid member, an annular portion of said member extending` through anopening in said gem and being flanged'ngainst one face thereofto holdthe gem in place.

4. In a Watch ease, a case Section, an ornamental element tting Withinsaid Case section, a top mount arranged over Said `ornamental elementand supported by said case section, said ornamental element having ranopening therein, said nop mount having'a'n opening therein whichcoincides with the opening in. said ornamental element, and means forholdingl Jche ornamental element in pla-ee.

DAVID SCHMIDT.

